A coming-of-age drama, with overtones of Summer of 42, but it doesnt take widowhood to persuade the older woman to initiate the youth into manhood. In the opening sequence, from a vantage point in the dunes, Eric sees Helene (Mich?le Perello) being chased along a beach by Francois. She is caught and they have sex. Later Eric spies on them in Helenes house...